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Explore our data-rich research, policy analysis, toolkits, guidelines, and other resources on economics and key development topics. Our operational documents are also available in this section.
ADB Briefs
ADB Briefs are based on papers or notes prepared by ADB staff and their resource persons. The series is designed to provide concise, nontechnical accounts of policy issues of topical interest, with a view to facilitating informed debate.
Addressing Climate Risks: Mainstreaming Climate Change in Development Project Planning and Budgeting in Bangladesh
This brief shows how Bangladesh can improve development planning and boost resilience by comprehensively analyzing climate and disaster risk to better calculate possible economic losses and implement effective adaptation measures.
Integrating the Graduation Approach into a Sustainable Livelihood Program
This brief shows how the graduation approach can be successfully integrated into sustainable livelihood programs to bolster the incomes and resilience of vulnerable households.
Challenges to Women’s Economic Empowerment in Rural Tajikistan: A Study from Road Projects
This brief analyzes ways to economically empower women in rural Tajikistan and highlights how better integrating measures into the development of critical transport infrastructure projects can help narrow the substantial gender gap.
2023 Trade Finance Gaps, Growth, and Jobs Survey
The 2023 Trade Finance Gaps, Growth, and Jobs Survey indicates that the global trade finance gap reached $2.5 trillion in 2022, impacting economic growth and development.
Assessment of Changes in Secondary School Learning Outcomes in Post-COVID-19 Bhutan
Bhutan’s schools maintained their relatively strong performance during the pandemic as access to remote learning, the opening of boarding facilities, and moves to prioritize education for secondary school pupils prevented performance gaps widening.
Women’s Resilience: How Laws and Policies Promote Gender Equality in Climate Change, Environment, and Disaster Risk Management in Asia and the Pacific
This brief outlines how gender-responsive laws and policies can help women in Asia and the Pacific become more resilient to climate change and disasters—if they are matched by steps to tackle the underlying causes of vulnerability.
Expanding Hospital Access in Rural and Remote Areas
This brief analyzes the challenges of providing hospital services to rural and remote communities in Asia and the Pacific and suggests ways of expanding access as demographics, technology, and climate risk evolve.
Achieving Integrated Primary Care in Asia and the Pacific
Analyzing the hurdles to developing cost-effective integrated primary care in Asia and the Pacific, this brief sets out ways health-care providers can improve services for patients as they grapple with ageing societies and the rise of non-communicable diseases.
Gig Economy Employment during the Pandemic: An Analysis of GrabFood Driver Experiences in the Philippines
The gig economy grew faster in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzing ADB’s survey of 1,200 GrabFood two-wheeler delivery drivers, this brief highlights health, gender, and sustainability issues affecting their work.
Developing Innovative Transport Systems for New Cities: Best Practices for Cities Embracing Emerging Mobility Trends and Innovations
This brief looks at how Xiong’an New Area in the People’s Republic of China could create an innovative, integrated transport system.